Today's Review will be about a simple and objective tool that can generate good insights for your commercial intelligence team and, mainly, for your commercial team.
We're talking about Wappalyzer !
Wappalyzer is an open source tool available on GitHub and 100% free that was created in 2009 and aims to identify the technologies used in a website.
According to the tool's website, it is able to recognize 1169 different web technologies.
The results are processed and made available through APIs and datasets that can be accessed through the extension available for Google Chrome and Firefox . Or you can try others services at here.
In addition to the extensions, for those who are more familiar with information technology, Wappalyzer provides JavaScript code that can be executed with some customization.
From the weblog, on March 14, 2017, the author reports that the extension Wappalyzer "made life a little easier for all Web developers, and, equally important for their users . Between these two categories of users, there are also those who will be interested in making more complex customization of the code or even use it in their own projects. Accordingly, files containing all JavaScript code required to operate this extension have been released under GPL license".
Wappalyzer has a community of volunteers who improve the tool by discovering new applications and improving existing ones. Updates occur regularly by adding new features.
The extension should work with all major browsers except Internet Explorer since the Chrome and Firefox APIs are not widely available.
If you use IE, there is a Greasemonkey script that works with IE7 or newer.
There have been attempts to develop an extension to improve error reporting of some sites. This includes a document on how to use the Open Web Inspector as an error reporting tool for using it with Wappalyzer, but this was discontinued due only to the lack of interest in developing it anymore.bsite you can also include the address of the website you want to search.
Wappalyzer: Overview
Wappalyzer is a website analyzer tool that can instantly reveal the technology stack, contact details, as well as metadata for any website across the internet. Wappalyzer can be used effectively to generate quality leads based on specific inputs. One search and real-time leads are generated with organic data and traffic markers. The user can create their own list of websites and understand the type of audience and the technology used. It has the capability to look up to 5000 sites at one go. The insights shared by Wappalyzer are in the form of technographic that make it more effective. It also has the functionality to monitor any changes in the website stack or technology and immediately alerts the user. This feature can be very effective in tracking any changes in competitors' technology or plans, be it tariffs, promotions or offers. The tool comes with an easy website extension that can be installed on any of your browsers.
Wappalyzer is powered by Wappalyzer API. It is an open source community resource that provides developers, website owners and businesses the ability to understand their web’s technological environment and its visitors.
Wappalyzer was released on February 8, 2010. The main purpose of the tool was to help developers verify their websites in a simple automated way so that they can be confident of the technologies behind them.
On June 21, 2011 Wappalyzer API was released with a brand new version 2.0 that allowed users to extract detailed information about web technologies used on any website or blog. It also has the ability to extract metadata data about businesses and individuals and their social profiles across the internet, which make it more powerful than ever before. Wappalyzer API is currently in use by companies like HP, Kaspersky and Radioshack.won the "Best of the Best" prize at the 2014 Open Source Awards.
Originally released in November 2011, Wappalyzer quickly become one of the most popular extensions on Firefox Marketplace, having reached 1 million active users and being installed on more than 100 million desktops worldwide.
In July 2013, Wappalyzer reached 10 million downloads in its official website (as of Jan/2018).
Benefits
The Wappalyzer designed layout is good and can be used as web.
It helps peep into web files to see what’s going on, and it also lets you see the HTTP, Certificates and other information.
It's free just like other products and is appropriate for many purposes. It's good for programmers who need to debug web projects in a fast manner."
__
# The Wappalyzer designed layout is good and can be used as web.
# It helps peep into web files to see what’s going on, and it also lets you see the HTTP, Certificates and other information.
# It's free just like other products and is appropriate for many purposes. It's good for programmers who need to debug web projects in a fast manner.ople follow up with interest promptly.
The performance of the Wappalyzer is good as per now.
The Wappalyzer is accessible via:
Fixed a security problem. Fixed some bugs and errors that occur randomly.
Fixed several bugs and made it more stable.
Also, added an option to restore Wappalyzer to the previous version if you have already downloaded it to your computer.
It also helps in fixing the problems in web files easily by using the analyze button of Wappalyzer later on.
Updated the speed of analyzing feature to make it more efficient.
The released the beta version of Wappalyzer (v1.zer can be used by desktop users and mobile users. So, it is very easy to use.
The Wappalyzer can be used as a free application and so everyone can use it.
Additionally, the Wappalyzer is light in weight option which makes it suitable for both android and iOS devices.
The Wappalyzer download is available on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Android operating systems.
According to Wappalyzer website, the application is available for Windows XP through Windows 7 (32-bit only).
Wappalyzer API: <br>http://www.wappalyzer-api.com/<br>http://www.zer smartphone browser support.
Wappalyzer Support is excellent and useful.
The price o Wappalyzer is good, and it is free just like other products.
The support o Wappalyzer for PC users is good and useful. Anyone can easily contact Wappalyzer online support for support by phone or via email or chat.
The technical support team can be reached at the following contacts:<br>Email: info@wappalyzer.com<br>Phone : 617-600-5926
How much?
The tool is 100% free and has no query limit.
Wappalyzer only charges a monthly fee to partners who want to use the API they make available to incorporate it into their own system.
This API provides real-time results and maintains the history of analyzed sites.
The monthly fee is charged according to the complexity of the query you wish to make through the API.
For domain queries, monthly fees range from $25 for 1000 requests and $400 for 1 million requests.
For simple URL queries, the values range from $50 to $500 per month for the same number of requests.
For domain analysis with up to 20 pages, monthly fees for the same number of requests are between $100 and $900.
Wappalyzer only requires that the output of queries over the Wappalyzer API is not used to develop competing solutions or products.
Wappalyzer offers a comprehensive "test" service in which it analyzes the sites of prospective partners in order to determine the conditions under which they will be eligible for partnership.
The tool has already been featured on:
The main criticism related to Wappalyzer is its inability to analyze all sites accessible, as indicated by Rishi Lakhani in his presentation at Commerce 2.0 conference (San Jose, USA, 2008).
What can you improve?
I didn't see any great possibility of improvement in the tool because it fulfills the role it was willing to play very well.
Besides, whomever needs a hammer doesn't need a saw.
For me, the best tool is the one you put in your hand, and if I wanted to make changes I would have just touched up my old one.
The conclusion was that this machine was not worth for investment of time and money and it could be replaced with something more suitable.
I think you should take a look at some other machines as well before deciding whether to buy or not. A lot of people share my view on tools: that they are essential but there's no need to spend tons of money on them because you never know what could happen later on.atever the chosen medium, it is very simple to use and brings easily actionable results.
Even though it is a cool tool, I will certainly never recommend its use for everyone who is interested in optimising his or her websites.
So, I recommend that each one should try tools out first and think if they are truely necessary to achieve the goal you have in mind.
I have been using W3T for about a year and a half. I would like to say that it's been an extremely positive experience. It's both powerful yet simple to implement.
I've found plenty of uses for eW3c as well as for other web analytics tools used on other sites my clients manage.
The main reasons for this is it's ease of use and the fact that I always know where I am with my analytics information.
